JPS591588Y2 - steamer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a steamer used for steaming towels and the like.

Generally, a towel steamer has a steamer body with an opening at the front,
It consists of a door that can open and close the opening, and legs are provided on the lower surface of the steamer body to support the steamer body.

However, in this type of steamer, it is desirable for ease of use to place the operating parts of electrical components such as the power switch and pilot lamp on the front of the steamer, but it is difficult to place electrical components on the door due to wiring reasons. Therefore, the inventor thought of incorporating these electrical components into the leg body and exposing the operating section on the front surface of the leg body.

However, when electrical components are assembled into the legs in this way, when the door is opened and closed, water that drips from the opening of the steamer body and enters the legs adheres to the electrical components, causing leakage and short circuits in the electrical components. It could be the cause.

This invention was made based on the above circumstances, and the purpose is to provide a steamer that can protect electrical components such as the power switch and pilot lamp from water intrusion into the legs, and prevent electrical leakage and short circuits. It is something.

An embodiment of this invention will be described below based on drawings in which it is applied to a towel steamer.

In the figure, 1 is a steamer main body that opens from the front. This steamer main body 1 consists of an outer box 2 made of, for example, a steel plate and an inner box 3 made of aluminum. Between these outer boxes 2 and inner boxes 3, glass wool etc. is filled with a heat insulating material 4.

Furthermore, a heater wire 5 is wound around the outer surface of the inner box 3.

A basket (not shown) along the inner surface of the inner box 3 is housed in such a way that it can be taken in and taken out freely, and towels can be taken in and out of this basket.

Further, a door 6 is pivotally attached to the steamer main body 1 by a hinge 7 to open and close the front opening 1a of the main body 1.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a handle, and the handle 8 has a handle portion for opening and closing the door 6, and a clamp portion for holding the door 6 in a closed state.

Further, legs 20 shown in detail in FIG. 3 are attached to the lower front side of the steamer main body 1, and support the steamer main body 1 in a state where the front side of the steamer main body 1 is slightly raised.

This leg body 20 is made of, for example, integrally molded synthetic resin,
It has a wide box shape extending in the width direction of the steamer body 1,
The upper surface thereof is formed into a substantially semicircular concave shape corresponding to the cylindrical shape of the steamer main body 1 and is open.

The lower surface of the leg body 20 is flat, and anti-slip rubber pieces 21, 21 are attached to both sides of the lower surface.

In addition, 22 and 22 are the screw holders when screwing the leg body 20 to the steamer main body 1, and these screw holders are the parts 22.2.
2, screws 23, 23 are inserted from the lower surface side of the leg body 20, and by screwing the screws 23.23 into the screw holes 25.25 of the pad 24 arranged on the back surface of the outer box 2, the leg body 2
0 can be attached to the steamer main body 1.

Further, in the center of the leg body 20, there is provided a dish holder part 30 which is open on the front side and the top side, and a dish 32 made of, for example, a transparent synthetic resin can be freely inserted into and taken out of the dish holder part 30. It is accommodated.

When the dish 32 is housed in the dish holder part 30, the front half of the dish protrudes forward from the front surface of the legs 20, and the top surface of the dish's opening faces directly below the front opening 1a of the steamer main body 1. It has become.

Therefore, the water droplets dripping from the opening 1a are collected by the dish 32.
It can be stored inside.

Furthermore, electrical components 35 consisting of a power switch 33 and a pilot lamp 34 are installed inside the leg body 20 by means such as screw fastening, and the operating parts (or display parts) of these switches 33 and lamps 34 are located on the front surface of the leg body 20. exposed to.

The switch 33 and the lamp 34 are connected to the heater wire 5 in a wiring structure shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, on the rear surface of the leg body 20, there is an opening 3 for mounting an electrical component, facing the back surface of the electrical component 35.
6 is formed, and a screwdriver, fingers, etc. can be inserted through this opening 36 when attaching the electrical component 35 to the leg body 20.

A lid plate 40 integrally molded from synthetic resin is attached to the opening 36 with screws 41.

This cover plate 40 is attached to the opening 36 after the electrical component 35 is assembled to the leg body 20.

A water-blocking wall 42 is integrally provided on the cover plate 40.

The depth width 11 of this water-shielding wall 42 is the depth 1 within the leg body 20.
2, and this water-shielding wall 42 allows the leg body 20
The top and side surfaces of the electrical components 35 inside are covered to protect the electrical components 35 from water entering the leg body 20.

As shown in FIG. 5, a thermostat 43 and a temperature fuse 44 are connected in series to the heater wire 5, and these thermostat 43 and temperature fuse 44 are attached to the back surface of the inner box 3.

Further, the fuse 44 and the power switch 33 are connected to a power cord 45.

In the towel steamer having such a configuration, the inner box 3 is heated by turning on the power switch 33 and energizing the heater wire 5 to generate heat, thereby steaming wet towels and the like accommodated inside the inner box 3.

By the way, the steam generated from the towel condenses on the inner surface of the inner box 3 and the door 6 and becomes water droplets, so when the door 6 is opened, the water droplets may drip from the front opening 1a of the steamer main body 1. Since most of the dew is stored in the tray 32, the floor around the steamer is not flooded with water droplets.

However, some of the water droplets may travel along the lower surface of the outer box 2 and enter the leg body 20.

However, according to this embodiment, since the cover plate 40 is provided with the water-shielding wall 42, water that has entered the leg body 20 flows through the upper wall 42a of the water-shielding wall 42 and then reaches the side wall 42b. and is guided to the bottom of the leg body 20.

Therefore, intrusion water is prevented from adhering to the switch 33, lamp 34, lead wire 37, etc.

Therefore, electric leakage and short circuit due to water are prevented, and the steamer can be used safely.

Moreover, since the water-shielding wall 42 is fixed to the leg body 20 together with the cover plate 40 after the electrical components 35 have been assembled, the water-shielding wall 42 does not require any work to assemble these electrical components 35. It does not get in the way, and the workability of assembling the steamer is improved.

As in this embodiment, the operating section of the electrical component 35 is connected to the leg 2.
If it is installed on the front of the steamer, you can turn the power on/off and check whether it is energized from the front of the steamer, making it much easier to use than a steamer with the control section on the side. Ta.

As detailed above, this idea incorporates electrical components into the legs,
In addition, an opening for attaching electrical components is formed in the leg body, and a water-shielding wall is provided integrally with a cover plate that closes this opening.

Therefore, according to this invention, the steamer can be used safely because the electrical components can be protected from water entering the leg body and electrical components are prevented from leaking or shorting due to adhesion of water.

Moreover, since the water-shielding wall can be attached and detached together with the cover plate, there is an effect that the work of assembling electrical components is not hindered.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a front view of the steamer, Fig. 2 is a partially cutaway side view, and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the legs, tray, and lid plate. Figure 4 is Figure 1 I
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the same portion taken along the line V-IV, and a circuit diagram. 1...Steamer body, 6...Door, 20.
... Legs, 35 ... Electrical components, 36 ...
...Opening, 40...Lid plate, 42...
・Waterproof wall.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A door is attached to the steamer main body, which has an open front, to freely open and close this opening, and a leg body supporting at least the front side of the steamer main body has an operating part exposed on the front side and electrical components are installed inside the leg body, and the leg body supports at least the front side of the steamer main body. A water-shielding wall that forms an opening for installing electrical equipment in the body, attaches a cover plate that closes this opening, covers the electrical equipment on the cover plate, and protects the electrical equipment from water that enters into the leg body. A steamer characterized by being integrated with.